Publications

3-D Source and NWL Update; P. Wilson, September 2006. (12 pages, 2.0 MB)

3-D Source, Neutron Wall Loading and Radiative Heating for ARIES-CS; Paul Wilson, Brian Kiedrowski, Laila El-Guebaly, October 2006 [presented at the ARIES-CS Project Meeting, 4-5 October 2006, PPPL, Princeton NJ]. (26 pages, 2.7 MB)

3-D Source, Neutron Wall Loading and Radiative Heating for ARIES-CS; P. Wilson, B. Kiedrowski, L.A. El-Guebaly, October 2006 [presented at the ARIES Project Meeting and Review, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton NJ, 4-5 October 2006]. (26 pages, 1.5 MB)

350 MJ Target Thermal Response and Ion Implantation in 1 mm Thick Silicon Carbide Armor for 10.5 m HAPL Chamber; T.A. Heltemes and G.A. Moses, March 2006 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 21-22 March 2006, ORNL, Oak Ridge TN]. (13 pages, 2.3 MB)

A Computational Parameter Study for the 3D Shock-Bubble Interaction, With and Without Modeled Soap Film; John Niederhaus, Jason Oakley, Devesh Ranjan, Mark Anderson, Riccardo Bonazza, Jeffrey Greenough, July 2006 [presented at the 10th International Workshop on the Physics of Compressible Turbulent Mixing, Paris, France, 17-21 July 2006]. (15 pages, 1.3 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1304   A Lunar Volatiles Miner; Matthew E. Gajda, May 2006 [M.S. thesis]. (112 pages, 2.6 MB)

UWFDM-1291   A Strategy for D-3He Fusion Development; J.F. Santarius, G.L. Kulcinski, G.H. Miley, June 2006 [presented at the ANS Annual Meeting, 4-8 June 2006, Reno NV]. (5 pages, 657 kB) [more]

ARIES-CS Loss of Coolant and Loss of Flow Accident Analyses; C. Martin, L. El-Guebaly and the ARIES Team, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (16 pages, 1.7 MB)

UWFDM-1306   ARIES-CS Loss of Coolant and Loss of Flow Accident Analysis; C.J. Martin and L.A. El-Guebaly, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (8 pages, 584 kB)

ARIES-CS Neutron Wall Loading with 3-D Source Function; P. Wilson, L.A. El-Guebaly, B. Kiedrowski, September 2006. (13 pages, 500 kB)

UWFDM-1308   Activation and Waste Stream Analysis for RTL of Z-Pinch Power Plant; L. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, M. Sawan, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (7 pages, 945 kB)

Activation and Waste Stream Analysis for RTL of Z-Pinch Power Plant; L. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, and M. Sawan, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (1 page, 922 kB)

An Approach to Analyzing Long Mean-Free-Path Effects on First-Wall Ion Threat Spectra; J.F. Santarius and G.A. Moses, March 2006 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 21-22 March 2006, ORNL, Oak Ridge TN]. (13 pages, 516 kB)

An Upper Bound for Stress Waves Induced by Volumetric Heating in IFE Chamber Walls; J.P. Blanchard and Jens Conzen, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (1 page, 3.0 MB)

Analysis of HAPL Armor Candidate Materials with Magnetic Intervention Using the BUCKY Simulation Code; T.A. Heltemes, G.A. Moses, August 2006 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 8-9 August 2006, General Atomics, San Diego CA]. (10 pages, 1.4 MB)

Assessment of Power Core Parameters and Related Costs (Part II); L. El-Guebaly, January 2006 [presented at the ARIES Project Meeting, 23 January 2006, University of California-San Diego, San Diego CA]. (12 pages, 265 kB)

Assessment of Power Core Parameters and Related Costs (Part III); L. El-Guebaly, April 2006 [presented at the ARIES-CS Project Meeting, 27-28 April 2006, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI]. (11 pages, 595 kB)

Atomic Physics Effects on Convergent, Spherically Symmetric Ion Flow; J.F. Santarius and G.A. Emmert, May 2006 [presented at the 8th U.S.-Japan Workshop, 10-12 May 2006, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan]. (22 pages, 343 kB)

Blanket Design for a Magnetic Diversion Chamber; G. Sviatoslavsky, March 2006 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 21-22 March 2006, ORNL, Oak Ridge TN]. (14 pages, 484 kB)

Blanket and Shield Design Considerations for Magnetic Intervention; G. Sviatoslavsky, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, M. Sawan, A.R. Raffray, December 2006 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 12-13 December 2006, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton NJ]. (20 pages, 8.9 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1353   CAD Based Monte Carlo Method: Algorithms for Geometric Evaluation in Support of Monte Carlo Radiation Transport Calculation; Mengkuo Wang, August 2006 [Ph.D. thesis]. (151 pages, 2.1 MB)

UWFDM-1294   Clearance Considerations for Slightly-Irradiated Components of Fusion Power Plants; L. El-Guebaly, R. Pampin, M. Zucchetti, July 2006 [presented at the 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on Fusion Power Plant Safety, Vienna, Austria, 10-13 July 2006; published in Nuclear Fusion 47 (2007) 480-484]. (10 pages, 707 kB) [more]

UWFDM-1305   Comparison of Spherical and Cylindrical Cathode Geometries in Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Devices; B.J. Egle, J.F. Santarius, G.L. Kulcinski, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM; Fusion Science and Technology 52, 1110 (2007)]. (7 pages, 652 kB)

Comparison of Spherical and Cylindrical Geometries in Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Devices; B.J. Egle, J.F. Santarius, G.L. Kulcinski, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (18 pages, 1.6 MB)

Computational Analysis for Energy Accumulation and Non-Axisymmetric Features in a Shocked Spherical Bubble; J. Niederhaus, J. Oakley, M. Anderson, R. Bonazza, J. Greenough, November 2006 [presented at the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics 59th Annual Meeting, Tampa Bay FL, 19-21 November 2006]. (12 pages, 2.4 MB) [more]

DRACO Development for 3D Simulations; Milad Fatenejad, Gregory Moses, October 2006 [presented at the APS-DPP Meeting, 30 October-3 November 2006, Philadelphia PA]. (1 page, 905 kB)

Design, Fabrication and Maintenance Considerations of Blanket Options for Magnetic Intervention; G. Sviatoslavsky, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, M. Sawan, A.R. Raffray, August 2006 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 8-9 August 2006, General Atomics, San Diego CA]. (19 pages, 17 MB) [more]

Detection of HEU Using a Pulsed D-D Fusion Source; R. Radel, G. Kulcinski, R. Ashley, J. Santarius, G. Piefer, D. Boris, B. Egle, C. Seyfert, S. Zenobia, E. Alderson, D. Donovan, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (15 pages, 1.4 MB)

UWFDM-1318   Detection of Highly Enriched Uranium Using a Pulsed D-D Fusion Source; R.F. Radel, G.L. Kulcinski, R.P. Ashley, J.F. Santarius, G.A. Emmert, G.R. Piefer, D.R. Boris, B. Egle, C. Seyfert, S.J. Zenobia, E. Alderson, D.C. Donovan, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (7 pages, 720 kB)

Development of an Experimental Method to Investigate 3He-3He Fusion with Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Techniques; G.R. Piefer, J.F. Santarius, G.A. Emmert, R.P. Ashley, G.L. Kulcinski, October 2006 [presented at the APS-DPP Meeting, 30 October-3 November 2006, Philadelphia PA]. (1 page, 2.5 MB)

Direct Conversion of D-3He Protons Using a Silicon PIN Junction Diode; D.R. Boris, May 2006 [presented at the 8th U.S.-Japan Workshop, 10-12 May 2006, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan]. (14 pages, 834 kB)

Direct Conversion of High Energy Protons Using a Solid State PIN Junction Diode; David R. Boris, Zhenqiang Ma, Hao-Chih Yuan, Robert P. Ashley, John F. Santarius, Gerald L. Kulcinski, Clayton Dickerson, Todd Allen, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (1 page, 848 kB)

UWFDM-1316   Direct Conversion of High Energy Protons to Electricity Using a Solid-State PIN Junction Diode; D.R. Boris, Zhenqiang Ma, Hao-Chih Yuan, R.P. Ashley, J.F. Santarius, G.L. Kulcinski, C. Dickerson, T. Allen, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (6 pages, 633 kB)

Effects of He+ Implantation on CVD SiC Surface Morphology; S.J. Zenobia, G.L. Kulcinski, R.F. Radel, R.P. Ashley, D.R. Boris, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (1 page, 3.3 MB)

UWFDM-1339   Effects of He⁺ Implantation on the Surface Morphology of SiC; S.J. Zenobia, G.L. Kulcinski, R.F. Radel, D.R. Boris, R.P. Ashley, November 2006 [prepared for the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (7 pages, 4.5 MB)

UWFDM-1317   Effects of High Temperature Pulsed Helium Implantation on Tungsten Surface Morphology; R.F. Radel and G.L. Kulcinski, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (7 pages, 1.1 MB)

Effects of High Temperature Pulsed Helium Implantation on Tungsten Surface Morphology; R.F. Radel and G.L. Kulcinski, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (15 pages, 4.0 MB)

Effects of Long Mean-Free-Path Ions on Shock Breakout; J.F. Santarius and G.A. Moses, December 2006 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 12-13 December 2006, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton NJ]. (11 pages, 665 kB)

Effects of Pulsed He+ Irradiation on Tungsten Surfaces; R.F. Radel, G.L. Kulcinski, S.J. Zenobia, March 2006 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 21-22 March 2006, ORNL, Oak Ridge TN]. (14 pages, 2.0 MB)

UWFDM-1313   Engineering Issues Facing Transmutation of Actinides in Z-Pinch Fusion Power Plant; L. El-Guebaly, B. Cipiti, P. Wilson, P. Phruksarojanakun, R. Grady, I. Sviatoslavsky, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (7 pages, 346 kB) [more]